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Business Entrepreneur Success Training (BEST). The BEST program is designed to help you begin and grow your business, learn to develop new entrepreneurial skills and strengthen existing ones. Course listings include: Starting a Successful Business, Marketing Strategies for Small Business, Legal and Tax Consequences of Starting a Business, and more! Not all classes are offered every semester. The "At A Glance" schedule is provided for planning purposes. How to Register.

Course Descriptions

Choose from one or more of the following course offerings:

•  Is Entrepreneurship Right for You? SMB321

  Tired of working for someone else? Why not start your own business? Explore the entrepreneurial revolution that is fueling new markets, financial independence and life-style opportunities for millions of Americans. Ideal for the individual wanting to look more closely before leaping!

• Starting a Successful Business, SMB022

  Great ideas do not always translate into successful businesses. This course is designed to help you validate your idea, identify needed resources, and design your model for business success. It is strongly recommended that "Is Entrepreneurship Right for You?"(SMB 321) be taken first.

• Legal Issues Facing Small Business Owners, SMB031

Know your rights and liability under the law, including what to do if you are sued; limiting your exposure; and what form of ownership to be and why--corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited Liability Company. Explore these topics and more with a business attorney with more than 30 years in the practice of law.

• Accounting Principles for Small Business, SMB029

  Is your business lost in the black hole of accounting? If so, increase your financial awareness and accountability. Learn the basics of accounts receivable, accounts payable, debts, credits, and more.

• Constructing a Sound Business Plan, SMB286

  Learn how to maximize your chances of success in your business by constructing a sound business plan. Whether you are starting a business or have already established one, a good business plan will help you discover how to determine your market in terms of customers, competitors, contents, financial management, purposes, and process.

• Small Business Marketing: Positioning Your Company for Success, SMB952

  Learn the key marketing concepts and practices to successfully position a small business in today's market environment. Examine the do's and don'ts of basic management and explore various marketing channels.

• How to Write a Marketing Plan That Works (in cooperation with American Management Association), AMA860

  A winning competitive Strategy is founded on consistently understanding and predicting changing market conditions and customer needs, and out performing your competitors. Global developments are rapidly changing the business landscape and impact every aspect of competitive strategy, from target marketing to market access and supply chain management. Stay on top of emerging trends and competitor actions to expand your market leadership, and protect your market.

• Creating Your Personal and Small Business Web Sites, CMP868

  This course offers a basic introduction to Web Design for people interested in creating personal or business web sites on their own without spending a lot of money for software or professional help. Participants will learn how to design web pages using HTML and free web authoring tools. Topics will include every phase of the web design process -- planning, designing, and implementing. Participants will also learn about choosing the right Internet Service Provider, creating web accounts, and how to upload web pages using FTP.

• Promoting Your Small Business Effectively Through the Web, CMP872

  Does your web site include effective marketing tools to increase search engine "hits" and help customers find your web site? Are you mounting effective ad campaigns through web marketing programs with help you advertise on a limited marketing budget? This course will cover effective web site promotion techniques for maximizing search engine and directory "top 20" placement, including the proper use of META tags, file and page names, understanding and exploiting search engine formulas (algorithms), and other important web site promotion tools, This course also shows you how to design a successful "target marketing" web advertising program through Google and/ or other major search engines that help generate small business results on limited ad budgets. You will learn how to develop a successful web-based ad campaign, and how to use search engine research formulas and ad programs to your advantage.

• Win Federal, State, and Local Government Contracts, SMB317

  Survey the procedures and opportunities for doing business with the government, including locating and bidding on contracts, reading and understanding solicitation documents, understanding the procurement process, preparing responsive proposals, debriefing and appeal processes.

• Curso Básico de Capacitación Empresarial (Basic Business and Start-Up Course in Spanish), HBI-034

  Este curso está diseñado para aquellas personas que desean comenzar un negocio o están en las etapas iniciales de su compañía. El curso le ofrece las herramientas para definir la idea comercial y el mercado al que se orientará, como armar el plan estratégico, requisitos para registrar su compañía, estructuras legales, licencias, impuestos y conceptos básicos de contabilidad.

• QuickBooks--Level I

  Trying to get your small business finances organized? Learn how to use QuickBooks version 2008 software to manage business finances. Course includes setting up a company data file, managing inventory, creating estimates and sales documents, paying bills, using bank accounts, tracking time, and using the QuickBooks financial reports. CPA/CPE accredited.
   

• QuickBooks--Level II

  Need to expand your QuickBooks knowledge? Come learn how to customize financial reports; export to Excel and other Windows programs; import from Excel; memorize transactions; track customer costs for rebilling; resolve various A/R, A/P, and bank discrepancies; and run payroll. CPA/CPE accredited.

• Contabilidad Computarizada; Quick Books I (Computerized Accounting in Spanish), HBI-055

  Curso práctico en el uso de computadoras para la contabilidad de pequeñas empresas con el programa QuickBooks. Se enseñarán los principios básicos de contabilidad, a crear las cuentas de una compañía, a escribir cheques, a entrar datos de la manera correcta para obtener los reportes financieros entre otras cosas..

• Contabilidad Computarizada; Quick Books II (Computerized Accounting in Spanish, part two), HBI-056

  Este curso es la continuación de QuickBooks I. El estudiante aprenderá entre otras cosas a procesar la planilla de pagos, a pagar y a procesar los formularios de impuestos (W2 y 1099), etc.

Want to know more? See our BEST course descriptions, and the "At a Glance" course schedule. Are you ready to register? See How to Register,